Cart for medical equipment

Abstract

A cart for medical equipment includes a base having one or more wheels, a column supported by the base, and a platform supported on the column and opposite the base. The platform is configured to mount a piece of medical equipment to the cart. The cart also includes an adapter plate securable to the piece of medical equipment and configured to releasably couple to the platform. The adapter plate includes a locking assembly having one or more handles that upon actuation releases the adapter plate from the platform.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A cart for medical equipment, comprising:
 a platform configured to mount a piece of medical equipment to the cart; and 
 an adapter plate securable to the piece of medical equipment and configured to releasably couple to the platform, wherein the adapter plate comprises a locking assembly having one or more handles that upon actuation releases the adapter plate from the platform, wherein the locking assembly is biased towards a locked configuration that engages the adapter plate to the platform. 
 
     
     
       2. The cart of  claim 1 , wherein the platform comprises:
 a right side and an opposite left side that defines an x-axis; 
 a front and a rear that defines a y-axis; and 
 a top and a bottom that defines a z-axis, and wherein when the adapter plate is engaged with the platform, the adapter plate is secured in the x-axis, the y-axis, and the z-axis directions. 
 
     
     
       3. The cart of  claim 2 , wherein the locking assembly actively couples the adapter plate to the platform in the x-axis and the z-axis directions, and the adapter plate is passively coupled to the platform in the y-axis direction. 
     
     
       4. The cart of  claim 2 , wherein the locking assembly comprises a slider bar coupled to the one or more handles and a pair of clamp arms coupled to the slider bar, wherein the slider bar is moveable along the y-axis direction upon actuation of the one or more handles, and wherein the pair of clamp arms secure the adapter plate in the x-axis and the z-axis directions. 
     
     
       5. The cart of  claim 2 , wherein a pair of handles are disposed on a rear side of the adapter plate and towards each of a right side and a left side of the adapter plate, and wherein each handle of the pair of handles are pivotable about a rotation axis. 
     
     
       6. The cart of  claim 1 , wherein the platform comprises a top surface and a projection extending from the top surface, and wherein the projection is configured to engage with the adapter plate. 
     
     
       7. The cart of  claim 6 , wherein the top surface is substantially devoid of any recesses. 
     
     
       8. The cart of  claim 1 , further comprising a column, and wherein the platform is configured to tilt relative to the column. 
     
     
       9. A cart for medical equipment, comprising:
 a platform configured to mount a piece of medical equipment to the cart; and 
 an adapter plate securable to the piece of medical equipment and configured to releasably couple to the platform, wherein the adapter plate comprises a locking assembly having one or more handles that upon actuation releases the adapter plate from the platform, wherein the platform comprises a top surface and a projection extending from the top surface, and wherein the projection is configured to engage with the adapter plate. 
 
     
     
       10. The cart of  claim 9 , wherein the platform comprises:
 a right side and an opposite left side that defines an x-axis; 
 a front and a rear that defines a y-axis; and 
 a top and a bottom that defines a z-axis, and wherein when the adapter plate is engaged with the platform, the adapter plate is secured in the x-axis, the y-axis, and the z-axis directions. 
 
     
     
       11. The cart of  claim 10 , wherein the locking assembly actively couples the adapter plate to the platform in the x-axis and the z-axis directions, and the adapter plate is passively coupled to the platform in the y-axis direction. 
     
     
       12. The cart of  claim 10 , wherein the locking assembly comprises a slider bar coupled to the one or more handles and a pair of clamp arms coupled to the slider bar, wherein the slider bar is moveable along the y-axis direction upon actuation of the one or more handles, and wherein the pair of clamp arms secure the adapter plate in the x-axis and the z-axis directions. 
     
     
       13. The cart of  claim 9 , further comprising a column, and wherein the platform is configured to tilt relative to the column. 
     
     
       14. A cart for medical equipment, comprising:
 a platform configured to mount a piece of medical equipment to the cart; and 
 an adapter plate securable to the piece of medical equipment and configured to releasably couple to the platform, wherein the adapter plate comprises a locking assembly having one or more handles that upon actuation releases the adapter plate from the platform; and 
 a pair of handles are disposed on a rear side of the adapter plate and towards each of a right side and a left side of the adapter plate, and wherein each handle of the pair of handles are pivotable about a rotation axis. 
 
     
     
       15. The cart of  claim 14 , wherein the platform comprises:
 a right side and an opposite left side that defines an x-axis; 
 a front and a rear that defines a y-axis; and 
 a top and a bottom that defines a z-axis, and wherein when the adapter plate is engaged with the platform, the adapter plate is secured in the x-axis, the y-axis, and the z-axis directions. 
 
     
     
       16. The cart of  claim 15 , wherein the locking assembly actively couples the adapter plate to the platform in the x-axis and the z-axis directions, and the adapter plate is passively coupled to the platform in the y-axis direction. 
     
     
       17. The cart of  claim 15 , wherein the locking assembly comprises a slider bar coupled to the one or more handles and a pair of clamp arms coupled to the slider bar, wherein the slider bar is moveable along the y-axis direction upon actuation of the one or more handles, and wherein the pair of clamp arms secure the adapter plate in the x-axis and the z-axis directions. 
     
     
       18. The cart of  claim 15 , wherein a pair of handles are disposed on a rear side of the adapter plate and towards each of a right side and a left side of the adapter plate, and wherein each handle of the pair of handles are pivotable about a rotation axis. 
     
     
       19. The cart of  claim 14 , wherein the platform comprises a top surface and a projection extending from the top surface, and wherein the projection is configured to engage with the adapter plate. 
     
     
       20. The cart of  claim 14 , further comprising a column, and wherein the platform is configured to tilt relative to the column.